PendingBlindsight restores limited sight to the blind in 2026
“Aiming to restore (limited) sight to the completely blind next year”
“Neuralink will start high-volume production of brain-computer interface devices and move to a streamlined, almost entirely automated surgical procedure in 2026. Device threads will go through the dura, without the need to remove it. This is a big deal.”
— Elon Musk · Dec 31, 2025 · Elon Musk on X (verified via oembed) ↗
See his original post on XLoads Elon's actual tweet, right here.
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What actually happened
Fetched Sep 5 2026: Neuralink has shown a faster surgical robot and reported a May 2026 through-dura implant in Canada (secondary coverage), but has not announced high-volume device production or an almost entirely automated procedure as a running process. Patient count remains tens, not high-volume. Deadline Dec 31 2026. Status stays pending. Neuralink site / Sep 5 search: no high-volume production announcement; trials still small-N ↗
The Progression
Dec 31, 2025
The promise: “Neuralink will start high-volume production of brain-computer interface devices and move to a streamlined, almost entirely automated surgical procedure in 2026. Device threads will go through the dura, without the need to remove it. This is a big deal.” · Elon Musk on X (verified via oembed) ↗
Today · Sep 10, 2026
Status: Pending · 112 days left. Still waiting.
On New Year's Eve 2025 Musk laid out Neuralink's 2026 roadmap: mass production of brain-computer interface devices and a nearly fully automated implant surgery, with threads inserted through the dura rather than removing it. Neuralink had 21 trial participants enrolled as of January 2026, so a jump to 'high-volume production' within one year is a concrete, checkable scaling claim.
Receipts
LAST CHECKED 2026-09-05- [SOURCE] Elon Musk on X (verified via oembed)
- [REPORT] Interesting Engineering coverage
Neuralink’s record
Delivered
1
50% of resolved claims delivered.
Missed
1
Deadline passed, still no-show.
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